My Life In The Irish Brigade The Civil War Memoirs Of Private William Mccarter, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry
by Mccarter, William; O'brien, Kevin E.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-12-26
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary
The first full-length memoir published by an enlisted man in the Irish Brigade, from the Seven Day's Battles to the charge up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg-a no-holds-barred firsthand account.
Author Biography
Kevin E. O'Brien received his his Juris Doctorate from American University, has published widely on the Irish Brigade in the Civil War, and lives in Arizona.
Table of Contents
| Foreword by Frank A. O'Reilly | i | ||
| Editor's Preface | v | ||
| CHAPTER ONE My First Days in the Union Army | 1 | (18) | |
| CHAPTER TWO Capture of Charlestown, West Virginia, by the Irish Brigade | 19 | (18) | |
| CHAPTER THREE Scenes in Charlestown and Return to Harper's Ferry | 37 | (18) | |
| CHAPTER FOUR Chasing the Rebs: Snicker's Gap | 55 | (20) | |
| CHAPTER FIVE The March to Fredericksburg and Duty Along the Rappahannock | 75 | (20) | |
| CHAPTER SIX Picketing and Foraging in Falmouth, Virginia | 95 | (22) | |
| CHAPTER SEVEN Fredericksburg: The Eve of Battle | 117 | (22) | |
| CHAPTER EIGHT Crossing the Rappahannock River | 139 | (24) | |
| CHAPTER NINE Up the Hill: The Irish Brigade Attacks Marye's Heights December 13, 1862 | 163 | (24) | |
| CHAPTER TEN Forlorn Hope: The Wounded of Fredericksburg | 187 | (22) | |
| CHAPTER ELEVEN God's Hand Was Visible: Life in the Hospital | 209 | (14) | |
| Appendices | 223 | (12) | |
| Endnotes | 235 | (23) | |
| Bibliography | 258 | (3) | |
| Index | 261 |
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